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Skillz introduces brand-sponsored tournaments for its mobile esports games

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 1, 2016
2 min

Sponsorships are the biggest source of revenue for the growing esports market, and that includes mobile gaming tournaments. Skillz has launched brand-sponsored tournaments, which...

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Pokémon Sun and Moon are Nintendo’s fastest-selling games ever in the Americas

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 30, 2016
2 min

Pokémon fever isn’t just for mobile games. Nintendo revealed that fans of its monster-catching role-playing games made Pokémon Sun and Moon the fastest-selling games in the history of the company in the Americas.

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Halo gets esports reality show from ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ creators

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 30, 2016
1 min

One of Microsoft’s biggest gaming properties is getting its own reality show. Halo studio 343 Industries is partnering with Pilgrim Media on a reality-competition...

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Marvel: Contest of Champions reached No. 1 on the iPhone top-grossing chart for the first time

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 30, 2016
2 min

Cyber Monday deals aren’t just for buying physical goods from Amazon. You can also get a decent deal on in-app purchases in certain mobile...

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PS Plus games December 2016: Invisible, Inc., VVVVVV, and more

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 30, 2016
2 min

Sony is making one of 2015’s quietest hits part of its PlayStation Plus offerings at no extra charge. For December, PlayStation-system owners who subscribe...

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Red Dead Redemption coming to PS4 and PC thanks to PS Now streaming

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 30, 2016
2 min

Where have all the cowboys gone? Well, Paula Cole, I can finally answer that question for you: the cloud. Rockstar’s beloved Xbox 360 and PlayStation...

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Plarium launches sequel to Soldiers Inc. on mobile devices

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 30, 2016
2 min

Plarium is launching a sequel to its massively multiplayer online strategy game Soldiers Inc. The new Soldiers Inc: Mobile Warfare title debuts on iOS...

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Angry Birds maker Rovio spins off Hatch, a subscription video game streaming service for mobile

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 30, 2016
2 min

Finland’s Rovio announced today that it has created a new company called Hatch Entertainment that is developing a Spotify-like service for mobile video games....

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Game Insight invests over $5 million on Facebook Messenger Instant Games

Posted byby Jason Wilson
November 30, 2016
2 min

Big Viking isn’t the only company investing into Facebook’s new HTML5 Messenger Instant Games platform. Game Insight announced it is putting over $5 million...

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Pokémon Sun and Moon are November’s top-selling games at online U.S. retailers

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 29, 2016
2 min

Nintendo didn’t have a great 2016, but it’s ending the year with a big hit. Pokémon Sun and Moon, the two entries in the latest...

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